Stripped my TGLB

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Yes, finally stripped one of my TGLBs.

Did any of you guys ever have that much decarb under the coating?
Already removed a bit of it - really time consuming without power tools.

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I really like the look of it now but the decarb rusts so fast.

I could imagine that the decarb rust is easier to remove than the decarb so I could force it to rust.
What do you guys think?

Not 100% sure yet if I put some custom scales on it.
 
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Hi Jakob, nice job!
I'd remove that emoji quick though, it's not allowed on this forum.
You definitely need to remove the decarb. Scotch brite wheels, or good old fashioned hand sanding works great
 
good move...

decarb is a pain to remove...

my advice would be to break down and shell out 50 or 60 dollars and go buy a decent bench grinder or Dremel tool with some various grits of scotchbrite pads and get it over with in a few minutes...just stay clear of your edge.

or you could keep at it with coarse to fine sandpaper-- I've done it both ways.

and it does rust incredibly fast-- you can actually watch it rust before your eyes when you wet it!

BTW, the "jerkit" emoticon is frowned upon <read: banned> in the Busse subform...you'll need to remove it now or the mods will get ya.
 
wow...me & rcb posted almost the same thing at almost identical times...

twins separated at birth, perhaps? :confused:

Your dad wasn't a traveling salesman selling sewing machines in Tennessee in 1966 was he? :p
 
Nice work!

I don't know if you saw the thread, but I stripped and decarbed my BG AMS recently. I could have used my belt sander, but opted to tackle it by hand.

I thought it went fairly quick with 320 grit wet/dry sandpaper and very fine (#00) steel wool (used mineral oil as a lubricant, dust suppressor with both). I'm sure it would have been quicker with coarser grits, but I was wary about putting a bunch of deeper scratches in the finish that I would potentially have to spend a bunch more time moving up through various grits to remove. Of course, the AMS is a much smaller blade than a TGLB, but I'd say still very doable.

Interesting idea on letting it form surface rust and then removing it. Don't know the answer, maybe?
 
PeteyTwoPointOne said:
good move...

decarb is a pain to remove...

my advice would be to break down and shell out 50 or 60 dollars and go buy a decent bench grinder or Dremel tool with some various grits of scotchbrite pads and get it over with in a few minutes...just stay clear of your edge.

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The cheap alternative (IOW, the way I do it) is to get a ScotchBrite wheel that chucks into your drill. Then you put the drill in a vise and use it like a bench grinder (my way) or put the knife in the vise and run the wheel over it. Either way, be safe. I wear cut resistant gloves in that operation.
 
resinguy said:
The cheap alternative (IOW, the way I do it) is to get a ScotchBrite wheel that chucks into your drill. Then you put the drill in a vise and use it like a bench grinder (my way) or put the knife in the vise and run the wheel over it. Either way, be safe. I wear cut resistant gloves in that operation.
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yup...forgot about your method resinguy! :thumbup: even cheaper for a cheap bastard like me ;)
 
Not sure if she is a keeper. If I do more work, I will show more pictures.
Christmas first.
 
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